New York Magazine Fires Mamdani-Loving Writer Ross Barkan for 67 Instances of Ripping Off Other Authors

Ross Barkan: The New York City Progressive Who Policed Everyone Else Got Caught – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

When New York Magazine finally cut ties with Ross Barkan last week after finding 67 columns lacking proper attribution of language or sourcing, the reaction by Barkan and his far-left brethren was predictable: hand-wringing about a “mutual decision,” carefully worded regret about citation carelessness, and reflexive progressive solidarity. Spare us. Those who watched Barkan operate in Brooklyn politics years ago and later watched him lecture fro…

New York magazine fires Mamdani-loving writer Ross Barkan for 67 instances of ripping off other authors

New York Magazine decided to sever its ties with political columnist Ross Barkan, who was often known as a pro-Zohran Mamdani writer. The decision came after an internal editorial review found dozens of instances in which his work lacked credits for language, information, or sourcing from other authors. The publication announced that it would no...